One Side of One Page Report Assignments and Topics

Assignment #3 (due Thu., Dec. 3)

Topic	points possible	Sources	comments
#8 The 10 Most Beautiful Scientific Experiments Ever	12	click here	report writing guidelines
#9 Rainbows	12	online notes Wikipedia	report writing guidelines

You can do up to 2 reports as part of this assignment (remember you are only allowed a total of 4 report during the semester, not including bonus assignments). Your report must be double spaced, must fit entirely on one side of one page, and should be your understanding and explanation of the material. A more complete set of rules and restrictions is given on the Writing Requirements page.

Assignment #2 (due Thu., Nov. 19)

Topic	points possible	Source(s)	comments
#5 El Nino/Southern Oscillation	12	Wikipedia or NOAAs El Nino Page and/or pps 135-139 in the photocopied ClassNotes	report writing guidelines
#6 Write a story of your own	12	not applicable	report writing guidelines
#7 Ocean Conveyor Belt Circulation	10	Thermohaline Circulation	report writing guidelines

Topic	points possible	Source	comments
#3 Surface weather map analysis	5	download this weather map worksheet	example
#4 Causes of the Seasons	10	causes of the seasons online notes	report writing guidelines

These bonus assignments, should you decide to do one or both of them, will not count as part of the total of 4 1S1P reports you are allowed to write during the semester. I.e. it is an extra opportunity to earn points and make you way to the 45 maximum allowed points total. You cannot earn more than 45 1S1P pts. The Causes of the Seasons report should be double spaced (single spacing is allowed if the report is handwritten) and must fit on one side of one page.

Assignment #1 (Topic #1 due Tue., Sep. 29, Topic #2 due date extended to Tue., Oct. 6)

Topic	points possible	Source(s)	comments
#1 - Fairly Recent Climate Events	12	Paleoclimatology	click here for some report writing guidelines
#2 - Carbon Sequestration	12	Carbon Sequestration	click here for some report writing guidelines

You should try to do at least 1 report as part of this assignment. Remember what you are trying to do is to earn as many 1S1P pts as you can during the semester, up to a maximum of 45 pts. You are allowed to write a maximum of 4 reports (this total doesn't include bonus reports like the one below). There will be a total of 3 assignments like this one.

Your report must be double spaced, must fit entirely on one side of one page, and should be your understanding and explanation of the material. A more complete set of rules and restrictions is given on the Writing Requirements page.

Bonus* Assignment (due Thu., Sep 17)

Topic	points possible	Pages	comments
Radon	10	click here	click here for some report writing guidelines

This bonus report, should you decide to do it, will not count as part of the total of 4 1S1P reports you are allowed to write during the remainder of the semester. I.e. it is an extra opportunity to earn points and make you way to the 45 maximum allowed points total. You cannot earn more than 45 1S1P pts.

Your report must be double spaced and must fit entirely on one side of one page. A more complete set of rules and restrictions is given on the Writing Requirements page.